Officials in Bridgton say alcohol may have been a factor in the drowning death of a Naples man Wednesday night on Long Lake. Witnesses told police that Stephen Bricault, 42, had been drinking alcohol throughout the day near Plummer Landing before going for a late swim. Someone called 911 after Bricault disappeared below the surface […]
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Divers search for 19-year-old man who fell in Long Lake
Marine Patrol says that divers are still in the water @WGME pic.twitter.com/ofSZVDP0LB — Alexa Maslowski (@AlexaWGME) August 3, 2016 Wardens say the teen was riding on the front of a pontoon boat when he fell overboard and went under the boat. Passengers say they started seeing the man floating briefly before he went underwater. Divers […]
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Robert W. Tibbetts
1919 – 2015 AUBURN — Robert W. Tibbetts, 95, died Wednesday, April 8, at Clover Living Center. He was born Aug. 3, 1919, in South Portland, the a son of Joseph W. and Ella Carter Tibbetts. He was educated in South Portland schools and graduated from South Portland High School. Bob worked for the Maine […]
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State senator’s bill attempted to undermine DEP
AUGUSTA — A state senator and candidate for Congress last month tried to get special legislation passed to help a single constituent by undoing at least part of a legal agreement with the state designed to protect a lake in Aroostook County. State Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, said his bill would allow the constituent to […]
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Experimental sediment barriers on Harrison lakes look promising
HARRISON — Those hanging out on the water in the Friendly Village have likely noticed the floating blue curtain-like barriers, which project members say appear to be doing what they’re intended to do — filter out phosphorus and prevent it from entering the town’s lakes. The project — which studies Crystal and Long lakes — is a partnership […]